Tradition und Erfahrung in klassischer Philatelie seit 1919

Losnr. 30420 - 309.-320. Auktion

  • Losnr. : 30420 Victoria

    1886/96: Allegorical figure 1 s. 6 d. Die Proof in pink engraved by Charles Naish, line perforated 12½, affixed to thick brown card (70 x 88 mm.), annotated "2/4/87" in ink on obverse and "RB87/1319" in pencil on reverse. Geoff Kellow RDP in "The Stamps of Victoria" page 269 states that this Proof was requested by the Postmaster General but was rejected due to the similarity of colour with exisitng values. Horizontal crease at base but a rare and famous Proof.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, London, lot 702.rn                     Collection Rod Perry, DF, Zurich, 4-11 Dec 1988, ex lot 31175.rn                     Spink, London, 18-19 July 2001, lot 1053.rn                     Prestige, Melbourne, 24 Jan 2004, lot 612.rn                     Collection Richard Stevenson, Spink, London, 5-6 April 2006, lot 1410.rn                     Prestige, Melbourne, 15 Aug 2014, lot 581.
    Ausruf : 400 CHF
    Zuschlag : 400 CHF